prevailing

英 [prɪˈveɪlɪŋ]

美 [prɪˈveɪlɪŋ]

adj.  普遍的; 盛行的; 流行的; (指风)一地区常刮的
v.  普遍存在; 盛行; 流行; 被接受; 战胜; 压倒; (尤指长时间斗争后)战胜，挫败
prevail的现在分词

现在分词：prevailing　

CET6TOEFL法律

BNC.6137 / COCA.6777

牛津词典

adj.

• 普遍的；盛行的；流行的
  existing or most common at a particular time
  1. the prevailing economic conditions
     普遍的经济状况
  2. the attitude towards science prevailing at the time
     当时对科学的流行看法
  3. The prevailing view seems to be that they will find her guilty.
     一般人的看法似乎认为她会被判有罪。
• （指风）一地区常刮的，盛行的
  the prevailing wind in an area is the one that blows over it most frequently

柯林斯词典

• ADJ （风）盛行的，常年刮的
  Theprevailingwind in an area is the type of wind that blows over that area most of the time.
  1. The direction of the prevailing winds should be taken into account.
     应该将盛行风的方向考虑在内。

英英释义

adj

• most frequent or common
  1. prevailing winds
  Synonym:prevalentpredominantdominantrife

双语例句

• The prevailing view shifted still further.
  普遍的看法有了进一层的转变。
• I hope this book is not yet another restatement of the prevailing wisdom
  我希望这本书不会又是重复一些流行的至理名言。
• How people in a certain era bury their dead says much about the prevailing attitudes toward death.
  某个特定时代的人们如何埋葬逝者很大程度上反映出当时人们对待死亡的普遍态度。
• Throughout history, Chinese philosophy has been molded to fit the prevailing schools of thought and circumstances in China.
  纵观历史，中国哲学已经成型，以适应当前的学校思想和我国的情况。
• In defiance of the prevailing political conditions, translation may embrace and introduce foreign political and ethical values.
  尽管有时与主流政治环境相悖，翻译仍然可以接受和引入异质的政治和民族价值观。
• Both images challenge prevailing categories of gender.
  两类图像都挑战了当前的性别分类。
• Conformity to prevailing customs and usages.
  得体与流行的习俗和习惯相一致。
• The direction of the prevailing winds should be taken into account.
  应该将盛行风的方向考虑在内。
• The process whereby a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture.
  同化少数人群体逐渐接受盛行的文化的风俗和态度的过程。
• Such realities challenge prevailing understandings of the way the world works.
  这样的现实对有关世界运行方式的主流认识发出了挑战。